Legal-and-Financial
Elder care, financial plans, the future: Are you ready?
by Karl Fendelander
Are you saving enough for retirement and elder care costs? A financial planning expert advises on how much to save for future long-term care.
Five benefits of converting life insurance to cash
by Maryalene LaPonsie
Thinking about converting a life insurance policy to cash? Here are five benefits for selling a life insurance policy as well as important considerations to think about before you make a decision.
How life insurance can pay for long-term care
by Maryalene LaPonsie
MetLife Mature Market Institute's 2011 survey of senior care costs estimated the annual cost of a private nursing room at $87,235. Long-term care costs can be expensive, so how can you or your elder afford those costs? Selling a life insurance policy is one way.
Related Articles
Click on the links below to see helpful articles and checklists on various elder care topics.
- The Baker Act: protecting those with mental illness
- Who is looking after residents in long-term care?
- Will you be able to afford long-term care? 5 ways to prepare
- Ethical crossroads in elder care
- Health care's wake-up call: consumer safety and fraud
- States' high-risk insurance pools aside, some caregivers may still be out of luck
- Family caregivers can have issues if they don't keep good records
- Pre-paid funerals: is this an option for you?
- Surviving financial discussions with your parents
- An overview of senior care agency costs
- Family and Medical Leave Act for caregivers
- Patient advocacy and caregiving
- When do elders lose the right to make their own decisions?
- Discovering the importance of organ donation
- Ethics compliance: long-term care's reform horizon
- Elder abuse can be subtle
- Tax planning tips for seniors
- Do you really need an advance health directive?
- The top five scams aimed at seniors
- A primer on long-term care insurance
- Talking with parents about end-of-life issues
- Using life insuance to preserve your legacy
- Why you need a health care directive
- A quick guide to understanding Medicare
- Medicaid spend down and personal assets: tips for eligiblity
- Understanding and selecting a financial power of attorney
- Planning for senior care costs
